2 years ago

In a basketball game, a player shoots a jump shot. What force actually causes the player to jump into the air?
A. the floor pushing up on the player
B. the player pushing down on the floor
C. the push of the ball on the floor
D. the push of the floor on the ball

well. strictly speaking.. its a
cause when you push down on the floor, the floor pushes on to you.. and thus that helps you shoot up
imagine if there was no ground.. imagine you were in air.. falling .. now if you pushed down the leg.. would you jump?

Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that when one object exerts a force on a second object, the forces are __________________.
A. equal in magnitude and equal in direction
B. equal in magnitude and opposite in direction
C. opposite in magnitude and equal in direction
D. opposite in magnitude and opposite in direction

During a softball game, a shortstop catches a ground ball. The action force is the ball pushing on the glove. What is the reaction force?
A. the ground pushing on the ball
B. the fielder pushing on the ball
C. the glove pushing on the ball
D. the ball pushing on the ground

:O
BALL PUSHING ON THE GLOVE .. is action what do you think is the reaction!???!? from where ground comes into the picture?!?!? why don't you understand action reaction pair??
if i push you is action, you push me is reaction..
if i push air is action, air pushes me is reaction!